1993 Individual Speedway World Championship

The 1993 Individual Speedway World Championship was the 48th edition of the official World Championship to determine the world champion rider.[1][2][3]

"Sudden" Sam Ermolenko of the United States won his only Speedway World Championship to become the first American winner since Bruce Penhall in 1982.[4] Triple World Champion Hans Nielsen finished second with England's Chris Louis finishing third.[5][6]

First round

British qualifiers
Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship
  • Top 32 to British-Semi finals

Second round

British semi-finals
Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship
  • Top 16 to British final

Australian qualification
Date Championship Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
 ?VictorianOlympic Park, MilduraMark LemonLeigh AdamsJason Lyons
 ?QueenslandTownsville Speedway, TownsvilleTroy ButlerTony LangdonMark Carlson
 ?Northern TerritoryTennant Creek SpeedwayWayne BridgefordGlen BaxterWayne Lorymer
 ?South AustralianNorth Arm Speedway, GillmanScott NormanShane BowesShane Parker
12 JanNew South WalesNewcastle Motordrome, TomagoCraig BoyceMick PooleStephen Davies
 ?West AustralianClaremont Speedway, PerthGlenn DoyleCraig HodgsonDavid Cheshire

Third round

Continental Preliminary round
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
25 April Ilirija Sports Park, Ljubljana Gregor Pintar Paolo Salvatelli Anatoly Khlynov
25 April Tarnów Municpial Stadium, Tarnów Jacek Rempala Rif Saitgareev Dariusz Stenka
25 April Marmande Speedway, Marmande Marvyn Cox Marek Hucko Tomáš Topinka
25 April Ludwigslust Speedway, Ludwigslust Csaba Hell Armando Castagna Toni Pilotto

British Final
Main article: 1993 British Speedway Championship
  • Top 10 to Commonwealth final plus 1 reserve

Swedish qualification
  • Top 8 in each heat to Swedish final

Australian Final
Main article: 1993 Australian Individual Speedway Championship
  • First 4 to Commonwealth Final plus 1 reserve

New Zealand Final
Pos.RiderTotal
1Mark Thorpe15
2Mark Lyndon14
3Andy Waker13
4Craig Wilkie11
5Daniel Ornsby10
6Paul Atkins9
7Justin Monk9
8Mike Wilson9
9Jacqui Mauger6
10Rhys Hamburger6
11Daniel Burbery5
12Steve Mudgway4
13Scott Boyce4
14Graham Hartshome0
15Mark Jamiesson0
16Darrin Wilson0

Fourth round

Continental Quarter-finals
  • Top 32 to Continental semi-finals
Date Venue Winner 2nd 3rd
22 May Ellermühle Speedway Stadium, Landshut Jacek Krzyzaniak Antal Kocso Robert Nagy
22 May Stadion Wiener Neustadt Armando Castagna Dariusz Stenka Zoltán Adorján
23 May Speedway Stadium, Gorzów Tomasz Gollob Piotr Świst Antonín Kasper, Jr.
23 May Cserénfa Speedway, Cserénfa Zoltán Hajdú László Bódi Paolo Salvatelli

Commonwealth Final
Main article: 1993 Commonwealth final
  • First 11 to Overseas Final plus 1 reserve

American Final
  • top 5 to Overseas final plus 1 reserve

Danish Final
Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1Hans Nielsen28
2Tommy Knudsen27
3John Jørgensen22
4Brian Karger21
5Jan Staechmann21
6Hans Clausen17
7Jacob Olsen15
8Kenneth Arnfred14
9Peter Ravn13
10Tom P. Knudsen13
11Ole Hansen11
12Ronni Pedersen10
13Morten Andersen10
14Kurt Hansen8
15Allan Johansen4
16Lars - Henrik Jorgensen2

Norwegian Final
Pos.RiderTotal
1Lars Gunnestad14+3
2Arnt Forland14+2
3Rune Holta 12+3
4Odd Pettersen12+2
5Einar Kyllingstad12+1
6Robert Langeland9
7Atle Knutse8
8Ronny Erga7
9Ingvar Hvamstad7
10Ingvar Skoglund6
11John A. Pollestad5
12Eivind Reppen5
13Jorn Arve Ardal3
14Gjermund Aas3
15Björn Arild Tonnesen2
16Jan Arild Slatta1

Finland Final
Pos.RiderTotal
1Vesa Ylinen15
2Roy Malminheimo13
3Arto Orjo12
4Petri Nurmesniemi11
5Mika Pellinen10
6Kai Laukkanen10
7Petri Vaatsio10
8Tomi Havu9
9Janne Koivula7
10Aarre Soivuori6
11Petri Kokko4
12Jarno Kosonen3
13Petri Hyvönen2
14Kai Pohjasniemi1
15Marko Jumisko (res)2
16Marko Laine (res)2
17Tomi Kalliomäki (res)2
18Mika Laukkanen1
19Jyri Viemerö1

Swedish Final
Pos.RiderScoresTotal
1Henrik Gustafsson11+14+1540
2Per Jonsson14+12+1339
3Tony Rickardsson12+14+1137
4Jimmy Nilsen13+9+1335
5Peter Karlsson10+10+1232
6Stefan Andersson7+10+1027
7Peter Nahlin9+10+625
8Claes Ivarsson9+6+722
9Dennis Löfqvist5+8+922
10Niklas Klingberg5+5+616
11Conny Ivarsson3+6+615
12Stefan Dannö6+7+215
13Kenneth Lindby5+4+514
14Mikael Karlsson7+1+ns8
15Marcus Andersson (Res)ns+1+45
16Robert Johansson2+1+14
17Kenneth Nyström2+0+ns2
18Christer Rohlén (Res)ns+0+ns0

Fifth round

Overseas Final
Main article: 1993 Overseas final
  • First 9 plus 1 reserve to World Semi-final

Nordic Final
Pos.RiderTotal
1 Tommy Knudsen14
2 Per Jonsson13
3 Tony Rickardsson12
4 Brian Karger11
5 Peter Karlsson10
6 Hans Nielsen9
7 Henrik Gustafsson9
8 John Jørgensen9
9 Gert Handberg7
10 Jimmy Nilsen6
11 Hans Clausen5
12 Einar Kyllingstad4
13 Roy Malminheimo2
14 Jan Staechmann2
15 Lars Gunnestad2
16 Vesa Ylinen1
Res Peter Nahlinns
Res Rune Holtans

Continental Semi-finals
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Armando Castagna13
2 Zoltán Adorján12
3 Antal Kocso11
4 Bohumil Brhel10
5 Jacek Krzyzaniak10
6 Slawomir Drabik9
7 Gerd Riss9
8 Róbert Nagy8+3
9 Petr Vandírek8+2
10 Dariusz Stenka8+1
11 Roman Matoušek6
12 József Petrikovics5
13 Jaroslaw Olszewski4
14 Nikolaj Kokins3
15 Mirosław Kowalik3
16 Jacek Rempala1
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Tomasz Gollob12+3
2 Piotr Swist12+2
3 Marvyn Cox*11
4 Václav Milík Sr.10
5 Antonín Kasper Jr.10
6 Zoltan Hajdu9
7 Piotr Paluch9
8 Laszlo Bodi8+3
9 Mikhail Starostin8+2
10 Slawomir Dudek8+1
11 Krzysztof Kuczwalski7
12 Tomáš Topinka6
13 Zsolt Böszermenyi5
14 Flur Kalimulin3
15 Paolo Salvatelli2
16 Valentino Furlanetto0
17 Marek Hucko (res)0
  • Cox rode on a Polish licence

Sixth round

World Semi-Finals
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Hans Nielsen13+3
2 Billy Hamill13+2
3 Greg Hancock12
4 Leigh Adams11
5 Armando Castagna9
6 Gary Havelock9
7 Gerd Riss9
8 Andy Smith8+3
9 Brian Karger8+2
10 Martin Dugard7
11 Antonín Kasper, Jr.6
12 John Jørgensen6
13 Zoltán Hajdú6
14 Sławomir Drabik2
15 Václav Milík, Sr.1
16 Piotr Paluch0
Res Robert Nagy0
Res Jimmy Nilsen0
Pos.RiderPoints
1 Joe Screen12
2 Tomasz Gollob11+3
3 Henrik Gustafsson11+2
4 Tony Rickardsson10
5 Sam Ermolenko10
6 Per Jonsson10
7 Chris Louis9+3
8 Peter Karlsson9+2
9 Ronnie Correy9+1
10 Tommy Knudsen7
11 Marvyn Cox6
12 Bohumil Brhel5
13 Jacek Krzyzaniak4
14 Zoltán Adorján3
15 Antal Kocso2
16 Piotr Świst1
Res Hans Clausen1
Res László Bódi0

World Final
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21
(5) Sam Ermolenko 12 3 3 3 3 0 12 1
(10) Hans Nielsen 11 3 3 2 0 3 11 2 3
(13) Chris Louis 11 3 2 1 2 3 11 3 2
4 (4) Henrik Gustafsson 10 3 1 0 3 3 10 4
5 (16) Andy Smith 10 0 2 3 2 3 10 5
6 (14) Gary Havelock 10 2 2 3 1 2 10 6
7 (15) Tomasz Gollob 8 1 3 2 2 0 8 7
8 (7) Peter Karlsson 8 2 0 3 2 1 8 8
9 (8) Per Jonsson 7 0 3 2 1 1 7 9
10 (3) Billy Hamill 7 2 1 1 1 2 7 10
11 (1) Gerd Riss 6 0 0 1 3 2 6 11
12 (2) Armando Castagna 5 1 0 1 3 0 5 12
13 (6) Joe Screen 5 1 1 2 0 1 5 13
14 (11) Tony Rickardsson 4 1 2 0 0 1 4 14
15 (9) Leigh Adams 4 0 1 0 1 2 4 15
16 (12) Greg Hancock 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 16
R1 (R1) Ronnie Correy 0 0 R1
R2 (R2) Brian Karger 0 0 R2
Placing Rider Total 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Pts Pos 21

m - exclusion for exceeding two minute time allowance • t - exclusion for touching the tapes • x - other exclusion • e - retired or mechanical failure • f - fell • ns - non-starter • nc - non-classify

gate A - inside gate B gate C gate D - outside

References
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  2. "WORLD INDIVIDUAL FINAL - RIDER INDEX". British Speedway. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  3. "HISTORY SPEEDWAY and LONGTRACK". Speedway.org. Retrieved 10 July 2021.
  4. "'Ermolenko takes title'". The Times. 30 August 1993. Retrieved 10 April 2021 – via Gale Primary Sources.
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